Pen and letter rack



(No Model.)

S. E. MOORE. PEN AND LETTER RACK. No. 483,572. Patented Oct. 4,1892.

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SOLON E. MOORE, OF PUTNAM, CONNECTICUT.

PEN AND LETTER RACK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 483,572, dated October4, 1892.

Application filed June 15, 1892. Serial No. 436,839. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SOLON E. MOORE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Putnam, in the county of WVindham and State of Connecticut,have invented anew and useful Pen and Letter Rack, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements inpen-racks; and it consists of the construction and arrangement of partsthereof, as will be more fully hereinafter described and claimed.

The object of this invention is to provide simple and convenient meansfor supporting penholders, pencils, papers, or envelopes, the parts ofthe device being simple and effective in their construction andoperation, strong and durable, and comparatively inexpensive.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective View of the improved device.Fig. 2 is a cen tral longitudinal section thereof. Fig. 3 is a detailperspective View of one of the heads or ends. Fig. 4 is a detailperspective view of a portion of one of the springs, showing a slightmodification in the construction of the same.

Similar numerals of reference are employed to indicate correspondingparts in the several views.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates the heads, which areeach of similar construction with the other and provided with suitablelegs 2 and an upper circular frame 3, having a circular groove t on theinner side thereof and a slot 5, with a recess adjacent thereto adaptedto receive the head 6 of a connecting bolt or rod 7 at one end and a nut8 on the opposite end of the said rod or bolt. The said heads are alsoprovided with recesses 9 on the inner opposing faces thereof, whichreceive the opposite ends of parallel side bars 10, and by theconstruction set forth the several parts are securely held in positionand braced against movement. A large coiled spring 11 is mounted betweenthe heads 1, and the last coil on each end of the said spring is adaptedto fit the circular groove 4 in each of the said heads. The said coiledspring is loosely confined between the said heads and is not attached atany point, so that either end can be readily moved when ures.

so desired. The spring is held in proper position by being so mounted asto have the bolt or rod 7 inside of the lower portion of the coilsthereof, and the said coils are guided in their automatic movementtoward their normal position by the side bars 10.

The parts of the device are easily and readily assembled or dissembled,if so desired, and they may be ornamented in any suitable manner andmade of metal or wood or other material applicable for the purpose, withthe exception of the spring, which is always constructed of metal, aswill be readily understood. As shown in Fig. 4., the end of the springat each side may terminate in a ring instead of a loop, as shown in theother fig- This is a preferable construction for many and obviousreasons.

In the use of the device pens or pencils may be held between the coilsof the springs or placed through the ends or heads 1 longitudinally, andletters or packets may readily be inserted between and held by the saidcoils of the spring. By moving the spring from one end or the other anopen space may be formed, in which a very thin sheet of paper or a largepackage of papers may be held, if so desired.

The various parts of the device are simple in their construction and areof superior advantage and utility by reason of their strength anddurability, and the device as a whole is thereby rendered comparativelyinexpensive in manufacture and may be sold at a very small cost price.

Having thus described my invention, whatI claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is

1. In a device of the character set forth, the combination of a frame,grooved ends or heads at opposite portions of said frame, and a springloosely supported thereby and freely movable at either end from ortoward the ends or heads of the frame, substantially as described.

2. In a device of the character set forth, the combination of aframehaving ends or heads with circular grooves therein, a connectingrod or bolt, and a spring freely movable and loosely connected to saidframe and adapted to have the last coil at opposite ends thereof toengage the said circular grooves of the 1 slots or recesses at the basesof the rings, and ends or heads, substantially as described. I a springmounted in loose engagement with Y 3. In a device of the character setforth, the I said parts, substantially as described. combination of aframe having ends or heads I In testimony that I claim the foregoing as5 with circular grooves therein and constructed my own I have heretoaffixed my signature in I 5 in the form of rings, together with recessesat the presence of two witnesses.

opposite sides thereof and slots and recesses SOLON E. MOORE. at thebases of said rings, side bars fitted in Witnesses: said recesses at theopposite sides of the ends ERIC H. JOHNSON,

10 or heads, a connecting-bolt engaging said ALICE G. J OENSON.

